Tools for Success

The College Experience | Time Management | Stress Management | Memory Tools | Note Taking | Test Taking

If you are concerned that you are not studying effectively, Tools for Academic Success may be able to help improve your study skills. Learning the ABC's of effective studying and test-taking techniques can be the most important thing you ever do in college. A student's academic success often depends upon their use of several different resources. Follow the links below to organize your time, set goals, and take control of your education. The skills that you develop here will be applicable to many areas of your life in the future.

• The College Experience

CSU MENTOR PROGRAM - High School Students: Plan for College

http://www.csumentor.edu/Planning/highschool.asp

Thirteen Quick Tips to Enhance Your College Experience

http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/13tips.htm

Online Guide to College Success - Bridgewater State College

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jhayesboh/NOT13TH/not13th.htm

Secrets to Success in College

http://www.virtualsalt.com/twosecrt.htm

Student Survival Manual

http://www.luminet.net/~jackp/survival.html

Some Fundamentals for Student Success

http://www2.ncsu.edu/for_students/success/text/fundamentals.html

Getting along with your Professor

http://www.byu.edu/cfac/advisement/professors.html

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• Time Management

About College...Time Management

http://www.aboutcollege.com/time.htm

Dartmouth College Managing your Time

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html

Sweet Briar College Time Management

http://www.arc.sbc.edu/time.html

The Art of Time Management

http://webster.commnet.edu/faculty/~simonds/time.htm

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• Stress Management

Kirkwood Community College: A Creative Approach to Reducing Stress

http://www.kirkwood.cc.ia.us/counseling/brochures/manstress.htm

Counseling & Mental Health Center at The University of Texas at Austin

http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/stress/stress.html

Learn Well Institute: Managing Stress

http://www.learnwell.org/stress.htm

Stress Management

http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/stress.htm

Pittsburg University Tips for Managing Stress

http://www.pitt.edu/~studhlth/studenthealthed_wbpage/Stress_Management/ stress/Managing_Stress.html

Stress Management Links

http://imt.net/~randolfi/StressLinks.html

Sweet Briar College Stress Management

http://www.arc.sbc.edu/stress.html

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• Memory Tools

Memory Principles: An overview of memory principles

http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/mem.html

Mind Tools: Memory Techniques: Introduction to Memory Techniques

http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html

Mind Tools: Working With Concept Maps  (Information Organization Skills)

http://www.mindtools.com/ .

Basic guidelines to concentration

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/concentr.html

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• Note Taking

Dartmouth College -Taking Lecture and Class Notes

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html

Virginia Tech University Note Taking

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html

University of Texas, Austin Effective Note Taking

http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/handouts/1415.html

Bucks County Community College Essential Note Taking

http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/Cornl-ex.htm

Just for Freshmen Note Taking

http://www.canisius.edu/jff/notetaking.asp

Heartland Community College Suggestions for Note Taking

http://www.hcc.cc.il.us/asc/tutornotetaking.html

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• Test Taking

COLLEGE TEST TAKING: HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

http://www.swt.edu/SLAC/stskillsid/TestGame.htm

Test Taking Strategies

http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/test_take.html

Oakland Community College Test Taking

http://www.oaklandcc.edu/iic/iicah/AH_WWW_SSS_TST.HTM

In the Classroom Test Taking

http://www.gradebook.org/test.htm

College Exams - Preparing for Tests

http://www.campusprogram.com/academic/exams.html

Test Taking Tips

http://www.4tests.com/resources/helpfultipsdetail.asp?cid=5&cname=Taking+Test+Tips

Test Taking Checklist

http://www.oakton.edu/resource/iss/testsvy.htm

Checklist for Essay Tests  Middle Tennessee University

http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/essay.html

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